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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 34, 6 March 1863, Page 2

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JFEOM OUa OWN CORRESPOND DUNEDIN, Monday, 2nd Hie mistake you made in your respecting your gold escort rettt amount brought down, five hundi instead of fifteen, was copied into journals here and nicely you 1 laughed at- — making such wpndei and accompanying them with sj flourish of trumpet 1 } ; only, after & obtained so insignificant an at p mount, I may say, which is f brought into Dunodin by private not a word said about it. HoweW do batter next time, I have no do: only right that we should be able laugh out of you occasionally, for I you that Invercargill is taking a« large share of trade which we shot ceived had you not come so inopp our way. The Melbourne steamers, land large numbers of passengs Bluff, bound for Invercargill, and* or steamer leaving here for your the same thing. In fact, jou flou: expense, and it is not likely we sin off wherever we can show our teetl The election contest for the S dentship continues to warm uf. great st efforts are being made bj and supporters of the respective to secure victory. It will be qr'te affair as it comes to a close. 1 even ; I do not know whether correct sporting phrase, but what say is that both the would-be Sun? are equally confident of winning? The first day of the Champion I off on Wednesday next. People f in from all parts to enjoy the affaij every hour, becoming more ant tenrcly exciting. Thousands of 1 change hands on the joint even 1 laid myself out to give you a ful particular account of the three & which you shall have In due court* is the favorite, SheKlagli next. The memb,er3 of the Aunedin v gave a performance oh 'Thursfl last to supplement the relief fiw? warded from here for the Lancas^ 1 The house was crowded ; the.' elegantly dressed ladies who weH the occasion was very great. I * ray heart whether these ladies re* the benefit of the charity or me! 1

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■" m. •■«,tifullV-the^**S«Hd- come out in fe^lS both musL and costly; fancy K# ol f^l said to" myself, «Ah, my dear K SS . tf only for a little while, you «ould l^ 1 ! iificed.your vanity, and foolish love ferJSwat thtf altar of Suffering llumamty, Wdl P !S very much more beautiful in the W??f of day would have" been your deeds | W S I « both God and man than your appear* i^fn all the tinsel of dress, set off by the fee of kerosene lamps. If you could only ■Kn-t yourselves for a short while, to lay Rtewon your draper, your mercer, and B miSer.not only you my dear ladies Tt the whole of your sex, who you so well Present on this occasion, then, I say, there S be fewer empty stomachs, sad hearts, Aweary hoars among the starving opera"l no w being slowly done to death roour 'IfdeTr "land. Thank God, there is a Et amount of genuine charity xv the world, Ke had need be, for there is a deal of Ss selfishness keeping it company. r Trade fraudß are beginning to take root „" U o and Appear to flourish amazingly. Kms 22? disreputable houses now Jo send round men to gather up bottles of £ make of well-known old established Inuses enjoying a first-class reputation. ■hPse bottles are collected, cleansed, and Evin» been filled with the most abominable ■wish "are re-labelled, and passed off as the fcnuine article. Give your tradesmen and Buyers a caution, if you please for I have Kpen told yesterday that much of the rubbish ■7 intended for shipment to Invercargill. ■The principal articles imitated are Thins Krhisky Brass's ale, and MarteH's biandy. » The 'first escort under the new arrange Lent for a weekly return is due this after,nnn It is expected that the Lake Districtrffl send its a yield of somewhere about 2 000 ounces, but what is to come from the Junstan or the older fields is not known. There is a rumor this morning that a very inh sully has b-&n disccveied at Tuapeka, nd that a rush hns .taken place and that a use aiea of highly auriferous ground has Sftaken up. You shall have full particuars in my next. There is nothing more of niterest -stirring. _ The following are the •" tips for the Chamton races, given by the racing reporter of be Daily Times. The tips are looked upon 18 good and genuine^— , - Being fond of «very description of sport and Lore especially horse racing, and knowing the treat interest tnken by people of every degree in Ihe Province, in the success of your very spirited Champion Meeting, I will endeavor to the beet of my judgment, and from a personal knowledge of the horses I mention, to give you my tip, leaving it to your own or numerous readers' option whether roil follow my advice or not in adding to your [took of the root of all evil. I will begin with the Srstrace and go on to the end of the programme. Maiden Plate. Always a race in which it is very difficult to spot the winner. As it is i must place theM — Doctor Ist, Melton, 2nd. CtfAsmos Race. 'For this great event, for which six have accepted, [think the telegraph will show thus-: — Mormon, lit, Shillelagh 2nd, Lady Bird 3rd. DOHEDIN HANDICAP. A good race between Partizan and Young ilma for second— the young 'un for choice. Handicap Hubdlb Ra.ce. ' Ff»lcon, if fit, ought to win the race in a canter, [hough if Alice come to the post right, she uld make him go every inch of the road. Publican's Pjjese. [ expect a poor field will start and shall pin my th upon the Black Doctor, unless one of the ampion nags should put in an appearance, and rform better than I expect. Ladies' Ptjrse. Will be a walk over for either Revoke or Lady rd Ota-go Jocket Club ITaxdicap. [dismiss Black Doctor, Partisan, Waimea, and Antonelli. Mormon, top weight, should he win the^ Champion will 'have to carry an additional 5 lb. Despite all this, if he can go in his old form, I shall pin my faith on him, and expect to lee him first by the Jndge's box ; if not, Golden Cloud would be my pick, being favorably in, a flesh horse, and strong goer. '; Selling Race. I give to Young Alma, with all his weight. I Handicap Trotting Rack. A sure thin? for Rocket, although Flora Temple will run a good mare. Steeple Chase. ; Daniel for my money, although in anything but condition. Town Plate. FalU to the share of the winner of the Champion ibould Golden Cloud not spoil what is looked upon as a good thiug. More unlikely things than this have happened. In concluding, Mr Editor, I mmst warn your readers against being rashly led away by my opinions. Such as they are, they have been well Studied ; and not being interested in either man, horse, or money, the public may safely take them for what they consider they are worth.